Eyeleting-machine.



W. SHAW. EYELETING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 20, 1909.

1,006,01 1, Patented Oct.1'7,1911.

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EYELETING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 1330.20, 1909,

1,@U6,@1 l. Patented 00t.17,1911.

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WALTER SIIAW, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AS SIG-N OR TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, or PATEBSON, nnwJERsE'Y, aoonrom'rmn OF NEW JERSEY.

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Be it known that I, 'AI/rEn'SHAiv, a citizen of the United States, residingat Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented. certain In1prove-' ments in Eyeleting-lVIachines, ot-whiclrthe following description, in connection. with the accompanying drawings,zis a specificattion, like reference characters on the drawfigures. v l i This invention relates t0=l1lt1("ll18S for setting eyelets, hooks or other ta -veners 1n ings indicating like parts :inthe several sheet material, such-as leather, ,cloth, or the like, and relates more particularly to eycleting machines of the type illustrated and described in L ters Patent 01 the United States No. 934,066, Sept. ll, 1909, granted upon the applicationott George Godtlu.

The objects of the present invention are toreorganize and improve the construction,

organization and modeot operation-oft eye- .lcting'machines of the type ahove identitied; y

One important feature of the present invention lies 'in arranging the workingparts of aneyeleting machinein such a i'nanner that the raceway mayhelocatod at 'the rear of the ninching and setting devices, thereby affording the operatoran unobstructed. view of the work and leaving the front of the .niachine clear for a tree manipulation of the work. To this end the punclriuay be mounted in front of the setting die and the eyelets removed from the raceway by amovement of the setting' diestfrom a position at'the delivery end of the raceway to the settingposition which the position previouslyoccupied by the punch.

It. a further object of this invention. to

provide an eyeleting, machine of the type under discussion with separate cams and actuating levers tor the punches and sets, to the end that a high rate of speed may be rendered possible and at the sametime the movements of the various elements made easier and the machine itsel'l more quiet. in

operation. in this connection, the pi sent. application discloses a novel lncclni'nisln'tor connecting the punches and sets with their operating levers, which -1nechanism so designed as. to insure a positive movement of the punches and sets both for approach EYELETING-MAGHINE.

seecificafiion 0f tc et j Patented Oct. 17, 1911'.

Application filed December 20, 1909.

Serial m. 534,091.

ing the work to operate upon it and in moving away from it, the mechanism also allowing the lateral movement of: these devices necessary for feeding the Work, and having convenient provision for adjusting the -pressure ofthe punches and sets upon their,respectiveicutgng blocks and upsetting dies. 1

A further feature of t-he present invention relates to the construction and arrange ment. 'rof the raceway which, iii-accordance \l'ltl'l -ll'ly invention, may he made stationary and extendedto a point in the'rear of the settingposition where it is provided with-a delivery opening from which the setting dies extract the eyelets prior t'oeaelrsetting operation.

These and other featuresof theinvention will be best understood and appreciated from the following description of: iny'infven} tion as embodied in an eycletmg machine lot the type j referred to and shown in the accompanying drawings in which,--

Figure'I is a side elevation; Fig. 2 is a partlal'plan View, the raceways being 1'6" 'moved; Fig. 31s a plan view of the anvil plate and work guiding means; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view in perspective with the partsas arranged for the punching opera? tion. 1* i y f i The present machine, like the machine of said patent, is organized and arranged to punch two holes in the opposite sides oftlie upper of a shoe and then to set two eyelets in these holes and to feed the work.

Before n'oeeetling to a detailed description of the various parts of the machine it will be convenient to refer to the principal operative parts and their general mode of.

operation and relatiije arrangement and then to proceed, witlradetailed description of their operating mechanisms and their com'iections therewith.

The machine illustrated in the drawings has a frame 2 which is provided with hearings for the main shaft 4 adapted to be connected at one end with apulley which re-' ceives a. belt by which the machine may be driven from any convenient source of power and provided upon its other end with a hand wheel 6. The frame is provided with a base 8 which is adapted to be secured to a bench.

The present machine is arranged to operate upon work presented thereto at an inclination of about 45 which has been found to be the most convenient position of the work for the operator. oppositely disposed punches and oppositely disposed setting dies or sets 12 are arranged in bearingsin a support or feed frame l fwith the anvil or die plate 16 also supported by said feed frame and arranged between the oppositely disposed punches and sets.

The yielding presser feet 18 are arranged upon opposite sides of the guide plate 20 and act to hold the two quarters of a shoe in contact with the guide plate. In presenting work to the machine, the presser foet are displaced from the guide plate by the work and the opposite sides of the upper are laid against the opposite sides of the guide plate with their edges against the edge guide mounted upon said guide plate. The machine is set in operation by tripping a clutch which may be of any suitable type, preferably such a clutch as that disclosed in the patent above mentioned. The punches thereupon are actuated to punch holes in the opposite sides of the upper in alinement with each other and then the feed frame 14 is moved forwardly and downwardly to bring the sets into the position previously occupied by the punches. The sets are pro: vided with center spindles 13 which are projected into the lowermost eyelets in the raceways 15 during the punching operation and which extract the eyelets to be set from the raceway upon the forward movement of the feed frame. When the setshave earriedthe eyelets into alinement with the previously punched holes they are actuated for clenching the eyelets in cooperation with the upsetting dies mounted in the anvil plate 16. After the eyelets have been set, the sets are released slightly but still held in engage-- ment with the eyelets and then the feed frame 14 is moved transversely to feed the work the desired distance between two successive eyelet holes. The setting dies then disengage the work and finally the feed frame is moved rearwardly and transversely in the opposite direction, bringing the punches back to their original positions and the operations may then be repeated. hen holes in the upper for exampl e, the raceways may be-moved manually to an inoperative position so as to prevent them from delivering eyelets to the sets, the only difi'erencein the operation of the machine being that the sets operate merely to feed the'upper without setting eyelets therein.

Having briefly outlined the general construction and operation of the present mach ine, its mechanical features-and construc tion w ll now be more specifically described.

The guide plate 20 against the opposite sides of'which the work is adapted to be held and across which the work is drawn as it is moved to the setting position, is normally stationary but may be shifted transversely to the line of feed and in such movement carries the edge gages 22 by the shifting of which relative to the setting devices the spread of the eyelets may;v be varied. The guide plate is normally frictionally maintained in'its forward and lowest position corresponding to the minimum spread required in the eyelets. The guide plate and edge gages may be shifted rearwardly for increasing the spread of the eyelets by swinging the lever 30 acting through the link 24 which is connected to a segmental gear 25 meshing with a rack 26 formed on the shank of the guide plate 20, as shown in Fig. 3. In order to. decrease the spread of the eyelets, the link 24 may be actuated automatically from the main shaft by the lever 27 carrying the pawl 28 which is adapted to engage a notch in the link 24 as explained at length in Patent No. 934,066 above men-' tioned. By means of the arrangement above described the operator may set the edge gages for a wide spread before starting to eyelet each shoe and, through the lever 27, the gages are automatically shif ed to a position for less spread after the first two or lower eyelets have been set. In this way it is possible conveniently tov set the lowest eyelets with a wide spread and the remaining eyelets uniformly with a lesser spread.

The presser feet 18 comprise' yielding presser members attached to the leaf springs 19 which are mounted on the edge gages 22 and which serve to hold the presser members :yieldingly against the faces of the guide plate 2-0 or the work thereon. The presser members engage the work at all times, both 'during and between the feeding movements, and serve ,to position it correctly and smoothly upon the guide plate. They also act with, the guide plate, when the latter is shifted for varying the spread of the eyelets, to carry the work bodily forwardly or rearwardly relative to the punching and setting devices.

The feed frame 14 constitutes a support for the punches, eylet sets, anvil and associate parts. .The feed frame carries upon its rear enda j ournalspindle 44, the extended ends of which are received in hearings in the forked bell crank lever 45 pivoted at 46 on a bracket extending from one side of the U-shaped frame 49 which in turnis bolted to the main frame 2 ofthe machine. The rearwardly extended arm of thebell crank lever 45 carries a cam roll which engages in a cam track 48 formed in a cam drum 43 on the main shaft 4. The above described arrangement is such that after.

the holes have been punched in the work by arraiigerne, l a aresuch'that afterthe feed framehas been:

the it'eec frame l ugs on oppossitc side with proi I adjust l d ioclt 'act wvith their respective actuating levers and the 'punches; the lever 45 is 'o cill ated to advaneei'the feed frame in order to bring the sets to thepositionpreviously oeci'ipied i by the punches. The feed frame 14 con nectedhy means of the links 50 and 51 with the feed can't lever 52 111 a manner substan- 52' ispivotully mounted upon a portion of thejfra n'e' of the hiachin oitsarm carrying the can'i roller which engages in a can'r track 53 in the can. drinn before mentioned. L'lhis and um shape of thec ain track advanced toinove the eyelet sets along the path A tothesett hg' and punchingposia, tron, indicated in Fig.3 by the reference character S, und'the eyelet 'sets havelieen operated seteyel'ets'in the upper, the feed 31] is moved tolfthe' left; 1S Viewed in I 2 and arr ving thesetting dies along path B to .t'ced the work the d sired diswe and after'fhe setting dies have released 4 1c work thefeed frame is lIlOVGtl toxv zu d therightfind retracted 'toits originaclposr tion along the path C. l i I The anvil or die. plate 16 mounted be: e u t-l'ie oppositely being; pro *ided with a. slrahl:; which is; received ,in the feed fran'ie heing eeciired in 351 6, by euiteole'means. The anvil plate 16' provided, with a inomlpledouble. 4 .l punch hlock55) :indu n'io 'ahle double 'taced npsetting dicGO whicl-i. are retained. within said die plate. 7 l 1- The ,punchee lO arc oppositely(flieposed in 7i lieing mounted in bear frame adjacent to zindlin the rear of the.

punches The punches are provided: on one h l'ugn -69 which are each apertured 'tran ;\l v: to rcreive a hori; zenlallvdisposi l I undlc; 7Q rinjidl v nionnted in the end ar slide 'i]. Each slide Tlv is edjustahlv m-zninteijl in wave"termed in a 1, block. TQi'nvotnIlv nnuuited in .the iiiorward V ill. Bi

end or the punch actuating; lever I means of an tlCljllStlllQj -SCREW 7 -1; the slide may he moved and, the punch ariwci'lratclv operete with the proper amount of pros I sit-r e and aect screw is provided in the slide Ti. tolocl; the slide in adjusted po umt It as a'link connecting the punches thus permit the punches to he moved tow jwardly and rcarvardly withoutaffecting A made removable for av purp ose to he hereinafter iexpluinedr The feed cant lever disposed 'nniehs and V V ides' of the anvil plate 1(3. 'lhesettnw lllQH 12 are also oouoeitelv dis-,i

t'lrclalive to lhc anvil in order to llhecsecn thnt the slide '71 and freine is moved transversely the punches slide outuuntdly upon the splndle 70 but not far enough todieengage the latter. The

working preseuleof the machine is; trans mitted to the punches through the spindles 70: \vhen the punches are in position closely adjacent; to the slides 71 whereby there is little bendingstress ll'llPOSQd on the spindles.

The punches are also retracted while adpioent the slides/T1. l v

, lhe actuat ng lever i3 punch is mounted on a. lwrizontal pivotfpin 55 ext ending through the Ushaped 'l'ralne 4-9 and lhc loweraarm ofthe lever ispro vided with gear teeth meshing with teeth on the upwardly extending urlnof the C(Ill851l011d111g2; actuatmglever for the :lower pun'ch as shown inFig. 4. ;T he lower punch ever provided vithj a reartending' arm 76 .(see ,c Fig. 2)

actuatii wurdly: l

which carries a cam roller 77 running. in 11., ca n track; fgu rned 1n one face oi: the cam The cam trackis sodesigned'ae drum 4 p to oscillate thepunelr actuating levers for punching the Wonk and for retracting the punches at the proper points in the cycle or theinacl'nne. V c Thesetting dies 12 are provided with lugs 79;al&so :apertureth as in the case of the lugs on the punches, to receive the-horn zontal Bundles 80. Each of the sundles 8Qis;rigidl v mounted onthe end of a slide 81 admstahly mounted in' a block-82 pivoted to the forward end of the set actuating lever 83. i a V An adjueting means of which the slide 81. may be shift-col for accurate adjustinentof the sets relative to. the upsetting (he and a set screw 1S alsoqprovided"forlocking the slide 81 in any adjusted position, Irwin be seen that .the slide 81 and block 82 act. as a link 0011- nectiugr the setting dies witli'their respective actuat ng levere and thus permit-relative forward and rearward movement of the setting dies and actuating levers without aftot-ting; the operative connection. -ill hen the feed frame 14 is moved transversely the setting dies Slide outwardly upon the spindles 8t) hnt'not far cnongh to disengage The working pressure of the the latter. machine 1S-ll'fillSIlliitflttO the settingdies through the sipindlcs SOWllOll the setting dies are in positionoclosely adjacent to the sl des til "whereby there little bending stress imposed on the spindles. The setting dies are moved away tron'i the vcrlr While :in preiiion on the outer ends. of the spindles hut .i'or. this movement very little power 18 I necess: vi and the spindles are vtherefore "subjected to no erious logaidin; stress in I The actuating lever 83 for the upper set for the, upper T screw 8% is provided by &

ating lever 73 and as in that case its downwardly extending arm is provided with gear teeth which mesh with corresponding teeth formed on the end of the upwardly extending arm of the lower set actuating lover. The lower actuating lever has an articulated rearwardly extending arm 86 carrying the cam roller 87 which is actuated by a'cam 8S rigidly mounted on the main shaft of the machine. The arm 86 is pivotally connected with the lower actuating lever 83 and a stiff compression spring is interposed between a lug on the arm 86 and the lever 83 which may allow a yielding movement between the parts of the lever in case the dies encounter an obstruction. The cam 88 is so designed as to actuate the setting dies toward the die plate to a limited extent simultaneously with the punching movement of the punches. This movement is sufiicient in extent to allow the center spindles 13 of the setting dies to impale the lower eyelet in each raceway. The setting dies are maintained in this position during the forward movement of the feed frame and extract the impaled eyelets from the raceways and carry them into alinement with the previously punched holes. The setting dies are then further actuated to cleneh the. eyelets in coiiperat ion with the upsetting dies (30 mounted in the anvil plate and are then slightly retracted in order to relieve the pressure on the elements of the machine but not enough to release the clenched eyelets, and the sets remain in this position during the transverse feeding movements of the frame 14.

In order to remove the punches or setting dies from the, feed frame for replacement, the pivot pin 54 may be removed and the link 51 disconnected from the cam lever 52. The feed frame 14 may then ;be moved to the left an amount sufficient .to carry the punch s and sets off the ends of the spindles 70 and 80 so permitting the punches and sets to be withdrawn by hand.

h'lcchanism for regulating the extent of the feeding motion transmitted .to the feed frame may be provided "of substantially sin'iilar type to that disclosedin the above mentioned patent. At the pivotal point of the links and 51 is secured 'a link 92 whichispivoted at 93 upon the arm 94 arranged, for movement over the face of the quadrant plate95, stop pins 96 being providedto limit its movement. The arm 94 is mounted upon a shaft '97 (see Fig. 1) which is supported in bearings on the frame of the machine and carries upon its lower end an arm 98 which is connected by means of a chain 99 witha treadle, not shown. By de pressing the treadle, the arm 94 is swung over the surface of the quadrant plate to increase the distance between successive eyelots amTas shown in Fig. .Zt-he'arm 94 is held I wheel 118 is formed an upwardly project over in position for wide spacing. This arrangement is of great convenience when it is desired to punch-holes for lacing hooks with a greater spacing than for the eyelets already set, the spacing being increased and the raceways simultaneously moved to inoperative position. The arm 94 is returned to its original position, that is to say, the position for minimum spacing,'by means of the spring 100.

The means for delivering eyelets to the eyeletsetting devices, comprises the hopper 110 and the raceways 15 which convey eyelets from the hopper to the setting-devices. The hopper may comprise a cylindrical casing ha. ng its bottom arranged at an inclination to the horizontal and may be provided with the usgal outlet ports for the eyelets and with an agitating device such as a brush which serves to sweep the eyelets out through the ports to the raceways. The brush is secured to a short shaft 111 extending through the bottom of the hopper and having mounted on its lower end a disk carrying a projecting lug 112.

A bracket 113 is pivotally mounted by a pin 114 on the frame of the machine and carries two upwardly extending lugs which are provided with clamping screws 115 for engaging downwardly extending lugs on the raceway frame 116.. The bracket 113 is provided with bearings for a 'worm'shaft 117 upon which is mounted a worm meshing with a worm wheel 118 journaled on a short pin projecting upwardly from the bracket. Upon the upper face of the worm ing lug 120 into the pathway of which ex- 1 tends the lug 112 fast to the brush shaft. At l its other end the shaft 117 is provided with apulley 122 which is driven by a belt runmug in a'groove formed in the eriphery/ of the cam 88 mounted on the sha t 4, The/ above described arrangement is such that the agitating brush is driven from th'e'main shaft of the machine whenever the machine is set in operation. The bracket is normally maintained in such position that the en ds of the raceway are in alinement with the setting dies by the compressionspring .124 5 encircling" the spindle 126 which is pivoted to the frame of the machine and project's ,through the pivoted abutment 128 011' the bracket. The normal position of the bracket is determined by the sleevel30whichis ea justably mounted on the end of the /spindle- 126 and provided with a locknutf 'or holding it in any adjusted position. Bymeans y t of this construction the raceway may be swung outwardly by hand into/an inoper ative position when it is, desired to punch holes in the work for lacing'h'obks.

The pulley 122' andthe corresponding pulley on the main shaft are grooved deeply for the reception of the roun belt in horde! 7 that the belt shall not run, off the pulley when the bracket is swung by moving the raceway into inoperative position.

It is important in the operation of eyeleting machines that the 'niac'hine should always come to'rest when the power is disconnected with the parts in such position thatthe' work "may be removed a-ndnew Work entered therein and to this end various clutch mechanisms may be employed. A suitable clutch mechanismv is described. length. in, the patent above n'ien'tio-ned, to which further reference may be had for its detailed construction, or reference maybe had to the co-pendingapplication-ofA. F. Littletield No. 341,738 filed November .2, 1906, which covers an improvementon the clutch disclosed in said patent. The locking cam l-l2 shown in Fig. 1 is arranged to act on a clutch ofthis type being movedby the spring llO into position for disengi aging the clutch and applying a brake, Aaatljustable belt tightening; device l-l-lis also shown in Fig. l by'means of which the tension on the driving belt may be regulated to suit the requirements of the work.

Certainieatures of the present invention are applicable to use in single eyeleting machines, as well as machines in \vhichthe eyelets'aresct in the opposite sides of the shoe upper 'atone time'andlit is not-intended by the'elaims that such features of the invention shall be'l'imited to an employment in a duplex eyeleting machinc of the clmracter described.

No attempt has been made to illustrate the form of the cam. tracks and surfaces which operate the severalparts of'the machine at. from the description of the coi'istruction and mode of operation of the machine it will be clear to any person skilled in the art how such cams should be developed. a c

Having thus described my invention'in a preferred form} desire to secureby Letters vPatent {if the Uiiited'Statcsand claim 1. An, eyeletmg machine havmngin combination, opposed pairs of punches and sets and stationary raceways having their points .of delivery located at a point in the rear of said punches and sets.

2. 'An cyeleting machine having, incombination, a pair of opposed punches, sets mounted parallel with said punches and lo cated at the rear thereof, and raccways having their'points of delivery located in the rear of said sets.

3. An eyeleting machine having, in combination, a punch, a set parallel with said punch and located at the rear thereof, and a raceway extending behind said set and having adelivery opening in'its side.

4. An eyeleting machine havm'g m'conr bination, oppositely disposed vpairs of punches andeets, an anvil plate l() (2l.i(jt1 lll:. tel-mediate said-pairsof punches andsets,

and set. i i

ing, in con'ibination, setting devices, punch- --for moving and a pair of raceways extending behind said sets and having delivery openings in the side toward said sets.

5. An eyeleting machine having,"in combination, oppositely disposed pairs of punches andeets, a cam shaft, separateacam levers fol-actuating the pair of setsand thepair of punches, and separate cams on said cam shattfor operating said cam levers.

6. An eyeleting machine having, in eombination, a parallelset and punch, a cam shaft, separate cam levers for actuating said set and punch, separate cams on said cam shaft .for operating said cam levers, said levers being pivoted on an axis extending at right angles to the plane of the set and puncln '7. An eyeleting machine, having, in com- ,bination, a punch, a set parallel with said punch and located at the rear thereof, separate cams and separate cam leversfor actuating said punch "and set, said levers; being oscillated 1n planes parallel with the punch 8. Amachinc of the class described, li'a vmg, in combination, a cam shat'iya pair of opposed punches, a pair of opposed sets, a

cam actuated levei for operating one of said pimches'aml-a second cam actuated lever for operating one of-sai'd sets, separate ac'tuat ingcanis-onsaid camshaft, and levers actuated bysaid first mentioned cam actuated levers for operatingthe opposed punch and set of each pair. I I

9 A machine of the classdescribed having, in con'ibi-mition, setting devices, punchint, devices arranged in front thereof,'separateactuating levers for said devices, work guiding means, and means for moving said punching devices and setting devices for- \vardly to bring the setting devices into the proper position fin-setting a fastener in a previously punched lio'le.

.10. A machineof the class described hav- 11.0 ingif devices, \v-ork guiding means, means for moving said setting devices transversely for 'let-ding the work, and means for moving said punching devices simultaneously trausverscl and rcarwardly a tter the feeding operation to their initial position. i

11.. A machine of the class described having, in ('flllllilhllllll), setting devices, cam actuated means for moving); said devices for- \vardly to setting position, meelmnismlor actuating said devices longitudinally for clenching, eyelets, and means for moving said devices laterally to feed the work, said means acting simultaneously with said cam actuated means after the "feeding operation 7 id setting devices rearwardl y andlaterally to their initial position.

12. A machine of the class described havin combination, setting devices, a sl p;

tilt) D said frame forwardly prior to the setting operation, then laterally for feeding the work and finally rearwardly and laterally to bring the setting devices into their initial position.

13. A machine of the class described having, in combination, punching devices, setting dies mounted at the rear thereof, means for moving said dies forwardly into the position previously occupied by said punching devices, then laterally for feeding the work, and finally rearwardly and laterally to bring the dies into their initial position.

14. A machine of the class described hav-, ing, in (JUll'lbiHtttlOIl, a punch, a. setting die mounted at the rear thereof, a. stationary raceway, separate means for actuating said punch and die for respectively punching the work and engaging an eyelet in said raceway, and means for moving said die forwardly for carrying an eyelet into alinemcnt with the previously punched hole, the die being thereupon actuated to the eyelet in the \Vhlh.

15. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a puncii, a setting die .niounted in the rear thereof, a stationary raceway having its delivery end in alinement with said die when the die is in its initial position. means for actuating the punch and die for respectively punching the work and engaging an eyeletin said raccvvay, and means for simultaneously advancing said punch and die to carry the die into alinement with the previously punched hole.

' 16. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a punch, a setting die mounted in the rear thereof, a stationary raceway located in the rear of said punch, and means for moving said die forwardly to a setting position, then transversely for feeding the work and tinallyirearwardly and transversely to said raceway.

17. A machine of the class described having, in combination, oppositely disposed punches, oppositely disposed setting dies, and cooperating upsetting dies mounted in the rear of said punches, raceways having their points of delivery in the rear of the setting and punching position, and means for moving said setting dies and upsetting dies forwardly to the setting position, then transversely for feeding the work and finally rearwardly and transversely to said raceway.

18. An eyeleting machine having, in combination, devices for punching holes in the work, a station ry raceway having a delivery opening 11 its side, and means for extracting an eyelet therefrom, said means being movable for 'carryii'ig said eyelet into alineinent with a previously punched hole.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name. to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

\VALTER SHAXV.

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